JPH0518338Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Purpose of the Invention] (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to a turntable that stores and supplies cylindrical batteries in an independent state.

(Prior Art) Conventionally, when storing and supplying cylindrical batteries, stable storage and supply cannot be measured in a free-standing state, so storage and supply has been carried out in a state where the batteries are laid down. When the mechanical devices before and after the storage supply device require a thin battery to stand on its own, the battery is twisted 90 degrees during transportation. Vibrating bowl feeders and turntables have also been used, but these have been extremely difficult when the storage position requires a self-supporting condition.

(Problems to be solved by the invention) Conventionally, when storing and supplying cylindrical batteries, methods such as storing and supplying the batteries with the batteries lying on their sides, methods using vibrating bowl feeders, etc. have been used. When the mechanical devices before and after these storage and supply devices require a thin battery to stand on its own, it is inconvenient that the battery must be twisted by 90 degrees during transportation.

There are also restrictions on the storage position, and it is extremely difficult to store and supply thin batteries that tend to fall down in a self-supporting state.

This invention has an upper holding plate installed at the top of the turntable that rotates parallel to and at the same speed as the turntable and has a gap of 3% or less of the battery diameter from the top of the cylindrical battery, making it easy to fall over. The object of the present invention is to provide an excellent storage and supply device that allows cylindrical batteries to be stored and supplied in a self-supporting state.

[Structure of the idea]

(Means for Solving the Problems) The present invention provides an apparatus for storing and supplying cylindrical batteries in a stable, self-supporting state, in which a feeding section consisting of a feed screw and a feed dial rotates in synchronization with the battery receiving speed. , a storage section that rotates vertically parallel to each other at the same speed and in the same direction, and includes an upper holding plate installed at a position having a gap between the upper surface of the cylindrical battery and a gap of 3% or less of the battery diameter, a turntable, and a shifting guide. This is a cylindrical battery storage and supply device, which is comprised of a feeding section consisting of a rotating disk that can be rotated and stopped so as not to create a space for batteries on the turntable.

(Function) The cylindrical battery storage and supply device of the present invention has an upper holding plate that rotates at the same speed as the upper part of the turntable at a position where the clearance between the lower surface and the upper surface of the battery is 3% or less of the diameter of the battery. By installing the batteries in the storage area, if the batteries that tend to fall over hit the upper holding plate and are returned to their original position, it is now possible to store and supply the batteries without them falling over.

(Example) In FIGS. 1 and 2, a center shaft 1 is connected to a reduction gear through a coupling and rotated by an electric motor. Turntable 9 and upper press plate 1
0 is connected to the center shaft 1 via the boss 4, respectively.
The key is locked. In other words, turntable 9
The upper holding plate 10 rotates in the same direction and at the same speed.

Furthermore, when a cylindrical battery is placed on the turntable 9, the clearance between the top surface of the battery and the bottom surface of the upper holding plate 10 is less than 3% of the diameter of the cylindrical battery, as shown in Figure 3. . This allows cylindrical batteries that tend to fall down to stand on their own without falling over.

Internal gears 3 having the same number of teeth are fixed to the brackets 2 and 7. Spur gears 6 are attached to the boss 4 via bearings above and below the shaft 5. This spur gear 6 meshes with the internal gear 3. As a result, when the boss 4, ie, the turntable 9, rotates, the bracket 7 rotates in the opposite direction to the boss 4 by the same angle. In other words, the bracket 7 and the bracket 2 are relatively stationary. A shifting guide 8 is fixed to the bracket 7.

The cylindrical battery is conveyed by a conveyor 15,
Feed screw 11 and feed dial 1
2 into the turntable. As mentioned above, the cylindrical battery can be stored within the turntable without falling over. The batteries stored in the turntable are moved toward the outer peripheral guide 13 of the turntable by the moving guide 8, and then guided to the delivery turntable 14 along the guide 16.

The feed dial 12 is operated in synchronization with the delivery speed of the device in the previous process, so that no space is created between the cylindrical batteries on the conveyor 15, and the cylindrical batteries are prevented from falling over.

In addition, the batteries in the turntable are constantly monitored through a transparent upper holding plate made of acrylic or the like, and when the battery level becomes low, the equipment for the next process is stopped to avoid creating space on the conveyor.

[Effect of idea]

As described above, the device of the present invention, which has an upper holding plate that rotates in the same direction and at the same speed as the turntable at a predetermined position above the turntable, stores and supplies cylindrical batteries that are easy to fall down in a free-standing state. This is an excellent cylindrical battery storage and supply device.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a front view of the cylindrical battery storage and supply device of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a plan view thereof, and FIG. 3 is a partially detailed view. 1... Center shaft, 2... Bracket,
3...Internal gear, 4...Boss, 5...Shaft,
6...Spur gear, 7...Bracket, 8...Movement guide, 9...Turntable, 10...Upper press plate, 11...Feed screw, 12...Feed dial, 13...Outer guide , 14... Delivery turntable, 15... Conveyor, 1
6...Guide.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] In a device for storing and supplying cylindrical batteries in a stable, self-supporting state, the feeding section consists of a feed screw and a feed dial that rotates in synchronization with the battery receiving speed, and the feed section is vertically parallel, rotates at the same speed and in the same direction, and It consists of an upper holding plate installed at a position with a gap between the top surface of the cylindrical battery and the battery diameter of 3% or less, a storage section consisting of a turntable and a shifting guide, and a delivery section consisting of a rotating disk. Cylindrical battery storage supply device.